Rahnuma Islam Nishat

Rahnuma Islam Nishat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Brock University, located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She holds a BSc Engg from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and both MSc and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Victoria, BC, Canada. Her research focuses on theoretical and applied computer science, including graph theory, computational geometry, additive manufacturing (3D printing), data mining, and reconfiguration problems. She is supported by an NSERC Discovery Grant and has organized major conferences such as the 36th Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry (CCCG 2024) at Brock University.

Her academic journey includes postdoctoral fellowships at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Toronto Metropolitan University, and the University of Victoria. She has served on program committees for WALCOM 2023/2025, EuroCG 2025, and CCCG 2025. Her interdisciplinary work bridges mathematical puzzles and practical applications, particularly in additive manufacturing tool-paths and graph drawing visualization.

Research highlights include contributions to Hamiltonian path reconfiguration in grid graphs, efficient spanning tree enumeration, and collision-free tool-paths for 3D printing. She actively engages with the computational geometry community through conference leadership and algorithmic problem-solving.